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DESCRIPTION:In the context of on-going uncertainty—a condition familiar to
minority communities\, though now made even more palpable to themselves an
d others by the arrival of Covid-19—\, alternative forms of artistic produ
ction\, distribution and reception are being developed. Cell Project Space
presents Queer Correspondence: a mail-art initiative that seeks to nurtur
e the indeterminate spaces of possibility that are put forward by subcultu
ral lives.\nConsisting of monthly commissions\, between June and December
2020\, artists and writers have been invited to begin correspondences that
will establish connections between queer families: those who are already
“in a queer time and place” (following the title of Jack Halberstam’s semi
nal book). By exchanging with peers\, friends\, loved ones and close commu
nity members—as well as with themselves\, nature and absent addressees—\,
through writing\, poetry\, photographs and other 2D forms\, these response
s will hope to invoke the intimate and invisible gaps of this moment. \nIn
making their exchanges public\, Queer Correspondence enacts a gesture of
solidarity\, one particular to queer communities. Letters\, which today ar
e shared in various forms via the internet\, have historically served as a
means for making connections when physical proximity was not possible\; n
ot just by geographical distance\, but also by social and political imposi
tion. At a time when manifold restrictions have ultimately changed the way
we are able to be with one another\, now and in the foreseeable future\,
the use of mail-art as an offline form of artistic and discursive producti
on seeks to underscore\, as much as to bridge\, the distances between us\;
connecting us\, while also disconnecting us.\nAs each project is sent out
\, Queer Correspondence will make literal and symbolic physical journeys\,
moving across borders\, transiting private and public spaces and inviting
its recipients on a multiplicity of past\, present and future temporaliti
es of possibility. \nAt Cell Project Space supporting artists continues to
be at the forefront of our activity. All Queer Correspondence commissions
have been conceived with artists and writers that were already invited to
participate in our 2020/2021 programme and whose work has been postponed
due to the impact of Covid-19. Artists and some of their chosen pen-pals i
nclude: ⁠\nJune: Inspired by the methods of living history\, artist Alex M
argo Arden and artist and writer Caspar Heinemann will produce a multi-sen
sory experience invoking themes of trickery and trapping.\nJuly: Artists B
eatriz Cortez and Kang Seung Lee will continue an on-going conversation on
“becoming atmosphere” as a metaphor for becoming undefined\, malleable an
d porous. Engaging with histories of art production in times of the AIDS e
pidemic\, war and migration\, the artists will consider the current pandem
ic and its socio-political constructions as reminders 'that we are breathi
ng each other”.\nAugust: Writer Ezra Green and choreographer Martin Hansen
will attempt to share a nakedness by shedding the fabrication that they k
now what they mean when they say the words “the world” and “the future.”
\nSeptember: Artist Rafa Esparza will consider what correspondence can be
as a queer form that extends beyond conversations between humans. Grounded
within an indigenous perspective\, Esparza will correspond with nature th
rough routines and rituals\, placing his relationship to the land as that
of a steward.\nOctober: In addition to exchanging with a pen-pal\, artist\
, writer and filmmaker Gelare Khoshgozaran will design a stamping system f
or all Queer Correspondence commissions in collaboration with Nooshin Rost
ami. \nNovember: Artist Atiéna Riollet will explore correspondences with
absent recipients\; individuals and communities who are hidden or no longe
r there\, who cannot or should not reciprocate.\nDecember: Artist David Li
ndert will establish correspondence with himself\, producing poems\, diary
entries and a series of photographs that will speak of self-decay\, addic
tion and the upside downs of his romantic relationship in the times of “th
e virus.” \nQueer Correspondence will have a free monthly distribution of
500 copies\, with most editions being posted within the UK to sign-up subs
cribers and to households in the immediate locality of Cell Project Space\
, in the borough of Tower Hamlets\, London. A number of editions will also
be distributed to sign-up subscribers from the EU and worldwide\, based o
n registered interest\, demand and available funding. All sign-up subscrip
tions will be prioritised on a first-come-first-served basis. \nTo subscri
be to Queer Correspondence\, please visit cellprojects.org.\nFor any progr
amme and press enquiries\, please contact Eliel Jones\, Associate Curator\
, eliel@cellprojects.org\nQueer Correspondence has been made possible with
the generous support of an Emergency Grant from Arts Council England.
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